Date |
Text |
2017-11-28 17:49:01 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
| |
| 4TH REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
| |
| BASED ON THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE, IT APPEARS THAT |
| THIS STRUCTURE WAS ORIGINALLY A GARAGE APARTMENT BUILT |
| IN 1925. THE SECOND FLOOR WAS LIVING SPACE AND THE |
| FIRST FLOOR WAS A GARAGE. THE GARAGE HAD A 3 FIXTURE |
| BATH ROOM. THERE ARE NOT ANY RECORDS ON FILE WITH THE |
| CITY TO INDICATE THAT THE GARAGE WAS CONVERTED TO |
| LIVING AREA WITH THE PROPER PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. |
| THERE IS A 4 TIMES THE FEE HOLD NOTE IN THE FILE FOR |
| WORKING WITHOUT PERMITS FROM 2016 FOR CONVERTING THE |
| GARAGE TO LIVING SPACE. A PERMIT WAS NEVER ATTAINED. |
| THE WORK TO THE FIRST FLOOR GARAGE THAT IS SHOWN ON THE |
| PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED WAS DONE WITHOUT THE PROPER |
| PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THE |
| INSPECTOR MAY REQUIRE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED WORK TO BE |
| MADE ACCESSIBLE AND OPEN FOR INSPECTION OR REQUIRE |
| ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL CONCEALED WORK |
| PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED PURSUANT TO FBC 110 & FBC 117. |
| FBC 110.1 GENERAL. CONSTRUCTION OR WORK FOR WHICH A |
| PERMIT IS REQUIRED SHALL BE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION BY |
| THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND SUCH CONSTRUCTION OR WORK |
| SHALL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE AND EXPOSED FOR INSPECTION |
| PURPOSES UNTIL APPROVED. |
| FBC 117 - THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY REQUIRE TESTS OR |
| TEST REPORTS AS PROOF OF COMPLIANCE. REQUIRED TESTS ARE |
| TO BE MADE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER, OR AGENT, BY AN |
| APPROVED TESTING LABORATORY OR OTHER APPROVED AGENCY. |
| |
| NOTE: IN ORDER TO LEGALLY CONVERT THE GARAGE TO LIVING |
| SPACE, THE APPROVED PLANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE |
| REVIEWED BY PALM BEACH COUNTY TO DETERMINE IF ANY |
| IMPACT FEES ARE DUE. |
| |
| DENIED BY BUILDING - THE COMMENTS FROM THE LAST REVIEW |
| HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED |
| BELOW: |
| |
| |
| 1) SUBMIT TWO SETS OF ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS THAT SHOW |
| THE EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS. |
| FBC 107.2.1 |
| |
| 2) PROVIDE THE COMPLETE SCOPE OF WORK THAT IS PROPOSED |
| TO BE DONE ON THE FLOOR PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
| |
| 3) THE ENERGY FORM R405-2014 IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED |
| AND DATED BY THE OWNER/AGENT. FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| SECTION R103.1.1.2 |
| |
| 4) THE ENERGY FORM R405-2014 CONTAINS ERRORS. THE FORM |
| HAS ONE BEDROOM AND THERE ARE 2 BEDROOMS. THERE IS NO |
| WHOLE HOUSE FAN SHOWN ON THE PLANS. THE FORM SPECIFIES |
| TWO DUCTLESS A/C UNITS AND ONE DUCTED SPLIT A/C SYSTEM. |
| THE PLANS SHOW TWO DUCTED SPLIT A/C SYSTEMS AND ONE |
| WINDOW UNIT. PLEASE REVIEW THE FORM AND MAKE |
| CORRECTIONS SO THAT THE PLANS AND FORM MATCH. FBC |
| ENERGY CONSERVATION SECTION R405 |
| |